Author: Ben Braden

The NEW J/121 made her boat show debut at the Newport International Boat Show last weekend and took home the award for Best New Sailboat. It was a great way to kick off the official introduction of the J/121, but didn’t compare to the tremendous reaction from the hundreds of sailors who were able to […]

Our Broker Ben Braden trailered his Moore 24 down to Richmond Yacht Club, San Francisco and competed in the always tough and eclectic Moore 24 Fleet for their 2017 Nationals competition. 3 days of racing in 25+ left Braden on the Podium, finishing 3rd place after 9 races. Read more about the event below: Holy […]

The 2017 SailFest series kicked off Friday August 4th with some amazing conditions! 20 boats escaped the heat of the city and made it out for the 7pm start off Shilshole Marina and found themselves in very comfortable temperatures sailing along on a nice northerly that kept building until their rails began to push down […]

Friday Nights in August are about to get hotter. The Friday Night Sail / Fest returns to Shilshole Bay. This is a free fun event for all sailors. Bring your boat,your friends, your business associates, kids and kid’s friends for a fun filled evening on the water and ashore. SailFest 2017 Presented by: Seattle Boat […]

Help us Support Team Puff in the 2017 Pink Boat Regatta! A letter from Skipper Jenn of J/105 Puff… Dear Friends, Our 8 woman SSC race crew, the Sirens, are competing in the September 9th Pink Boat Regatta to raise $16,000 for breast cancer research. Last year Seattle Sailing Club and Puff raised $11,514.25 and won the 2016 […]

The Farr 1220 Kotuku has arrived at our docks and is ready for showings! “One of life’s more difficult tasks is to sail aboard a Bruce Farr design and find something wrong with the boat” says Sailing Worlds Chris Hufstader in his 1988 review of the Farr 1220. Hufstader goes on to say that “This […]

“It’s that Easy” say’s Bob Ross, “It’s that Easy.” King 5 Evening Magazines Jim Dever along with his camera woman Dianne and Lisa Sameulson from NMTA got a hands on experience of what it means to sail a J Boat, how fun they are to sail and how easy it can be learn how to […]

J/Boats Tackle Vancouver Island Once again sailors are showing that the Pacific Northwest is J/Boat country by taking 1st or 2nd in all three classes in the 2017 Van Isle 360. Thirty keelboats participated in this year’s race, of which seven of them are J/teams (23% of the fleet!). The conditions for this year’s event […]

J/121 Project Update Bristol, Rhode Island It’s an exciting time at CCF Composites in Bristol as deck hardware installation is nearing completion on hull #1 and the newly molded interior structure and components are bonding into the hull. The proto-type shop is just finishing up the final interior molds including the aft head and bulkheads. […]